This intermediate position is responsible for operating, planning and conducting preventive/corrective maintenance on the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant and associated ancillary equipment.
What you'll be working on:
- Monitor, record and trend readings from the CHP plant control system.
- Monitor the CHP plant control panels to ensure the proper operation of plant equipment.
- Operate the CHP plant in a safe and efficient manner, following all plant procedures, health and safety and current operating practices.
- Monitor instrumentation readings for variances from prescribed operating standards and procedures.
- Respond to any variances, adjust and maintain the proper operation of plant equipment.
- Maintain plant maintenance management program, maintain parts inventory and perform parts ordering.
- Report conditions beyond the capabilities of the operator to the Lead Technician.
- Maintain the lockout/tagout log and monitor maintenance activities to ensure proper plant operation at all times.
- Visually inspect equipment at periodic intervals to detect malfunctions or need for repair or adjustments.
- Report and/or correct unsafe conditions or hazards, (leaks, slip hazards, safety deficiencies, etc.).
- Performs BASIC independent maintenance activities and assists with intermediate, advanced and major maintenance activities.
- Responsible for the documentation of: Daily work logs, operations and maintenance activities, parts usage and inventory consumption.
- Provides input into the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for maintenance history or equivalent tracking and historical document retention system.
- Perform maintenance, outage repairs and testing of equipment.
- Maintain records of forced outages and coordinate entry into CMMS system.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Understand and comply with Eight Flags and/or Customer HSE policies and directives.
- Report any accidents or incidents, near misses, or safety observations in a timely manner.
- Work is normally scheduled, assigned and performed according to specific, defined instructions with identified latitude to work independently with the person's increased professional, technical and competency development.
- Perform other duties and administrative tasks as assigned by direct management or supervisors.
- Maintain cleanliness of all the plant office spaces and common areas.
Who you are:
- Education: High school diploma required; associates degree in related field preferred
- 3 - 5 years related industrial experience, formal certification, military experience or equivalent. Experience with gas turbine and HRSG CHP plant preferred.
- Ability to work shift hours, overtime, and irregular hours to support plant outages, emergency work, etc.
- Possess basic computer skills.
- Strong mechanical aptitude, basic steam plant and gas turbine generator knowledge.
- Ability to read and interpret documents, safety rules, data, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
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Exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
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Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
909 Silver Lake Boulevard
Dover
Delaware United States
www.chpk.com